Jobs for Accountants at PZ Cussons Nigeria, March 20th 2013

PZ Cussons develops leading brands in selected mature and emerging markets that have potential for future growth. First class distribution networks in Africa, Asia and Europe, enable us to deliver our brands quickly and efficiently to local consumers
The following vacancy exists

Job Title:  Factory Accountant
HPZ - All States

The Role:
The successful candidate will be required to:

Ø Provide all required financial support to the Factory and the Supply Chain Finance Manager..
Ø Factory Operations:
· Ensure cost roll-up where changes to the BOM are made.
· Ensure all BOM changes go through correct process and are approved by required authorities.
· Ensure Items in transit locations are not more than:
       7– Itran 7 days
       On Way 14 days
       0-Afloat 30 days
· Ensure correctness of runtime and routines for all SKU
· Prepare weekly recoveries report which shows recovery for the week and LE YTD.
Ø Month-End Reconciliations:
· Ensure cycle-count and back flushes are correctly carried out.
· Extract the Usage variance and get explanations for variances.
Ø Factory Overheads
· Ensure overheads are within budget and get explanations where there are variances
· Ensure proper accounts codes and cost centers for all factory spends.
· Ensure all Head-counts are in the right cost centre where they are budgeted.
Ø Stock Taking exercise
· Co-ordinate Half year and year end stock taking exercise.
· Ensure stock taking variances are fully explained.

The Person: The Right candidate must
Ø Be ACA or ACCA qualified with at least two years post NYSC experience in a FMCG outfit.
Ø Have demonstrated experience in financial accounting, budget preparation as well as financial controls.
Ø Have interpersonal skills and effective communication both verbal and written.
Ø Must be good on Microsoft Office – Excel & Word
Ø Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.  

How to Apply
Visit http://www.pzcussons.com/working/pzinigeria/vacancies.aspx , Select All Business Units, All States and All Departments

Application Deadline: 31 Mar 2013